(FIRST POSTED Monday, November 5, 2007)
Photo by Chris Pash
Novelist and ocean activist Tim Winton credits his school days in Albany during the last days of whaling as deeply influential to both his work as a writer and environmentalist. His second novel, Shallows (1984) winner of the Miles Franklin Award, deals with the confrontation between whalers and conservationists on the high seas.
Tim Winton penned the following when he heard of an historic meeting between two of the main protagonists...
Published on February 18, 2010 20:56